Now that I’ve shown you around Deauville in my twoprevious posts, it’s time to focus on important matters: desserts! You see, I was lucky to try the outstanding products from two local entrepreneurs in one day.

I discovered François Gayet in Le Figaro’s weekend edition the day before my trip. The article features him as one of the best pastrycooks in Normandy, and how great that I did not miss this! Once arrived in Deauville, we rushed to his tiny store before we even hit the beach as it is only open in the morning on Sundays. (It is closed the rest of the week except on Fridays and Saturdays).

François Gayet makes all his pastries himself with fresh ingredients and in small quantities for a better quality. Do not wait until the last minute to get yours: at 11AM many were already gone and judging by the pile of boxes of made-to-order cakes, the place is very popular among locals and tourists.

My mom and I tried two pastries. The Green is a pistachio crème brulée set on a pistachio macaron filled with raspberry compote. As for the Paris-Brest, the choux pastry was fresh from the morning and filled with a praline-flavored cream with almonds and nuts. From the very first bite, I was taken aback by how fragranced the taste was, unlike nowhere else. And don’t get me started on the creamy texture. So voluptuous! On top of that, all these products are a delight for the eyes.

You won’t have a hard time finding Martine Lambert’s ice-cream store: it’s across the street from the town hall where a line of people eagerly wait for their turn to order.

Created in 1980, Martine Lambert is a local institution. Its ingredients are rigorously selected for their quality: the fresh fruits come from all over the world and the dairy from local farms. I love that there is such a large choice of flavors, some of them exclusive to the store.

I picked marron glacé (with chunks of marron glacé) and coco (fresh coconut from the Philippines). And my mom had Martinique (vanilla, orange, rum, candied orange peels and chocolate sprinkles) and Quiberon (salted caramel). There again, what a pleasure it was to eat such fragranced products. And you can really taste the quality of the dairy ingredients. 2 tips: take a cup instead of a cone; we found ours masked the taste of the ice-cream. And sit on a bench in the beautiful park of the town hall to eat it.

I discovered while writing this post that Martine Lambert has a store in Paris too; it’s located in the lovely rue Cler in the 7th arrondissement.

And that’s it for desserts ! Next up, if you follow me on Instagram, you know that one of my pictures just got published in a prestigious magazine. Details soon!